Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-02-08
Ar THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
District Mills Passea In the Seaase.
sak EASTERN BRANCH sRrpaE REGULATING sIEAn


In the senate this afternoon the House hin ap-
propnating tll0ooo for the construction OF q
oridge across the Eastern Branch OF the Potomac
hvef II the foot OF fennsyivania avenue 60 was
passed TIE Secretary OF War b charged with the
CONSTRUCTION OF the bridge and approaches and n
Is provided that the structure shall be maintained
ss a. iree bridge; that e shall mos cost more thar
s snsu sum appropriated The sum .appropFfatrd
snsn Dc regarded as part OF the general expenses
" To sa ,se ps,ss the United states g pay half
meciately available. and proposals are 70 be "a,
Se Tus do for IN papers Of different cities
Iorate the trustees OF the Young womans Chris
uan Home In Washington, with Mary a. wflktn-
Eliza Blair EmMS bn1ss. rhS
Wilson. Francis h. Smith, A ]. Falls r. d. Mus
sey, e ,, powell Caroline n. Laurence. Francis
NJ. Smith and their associates as incorts,rators IL
confers the usual corporate rights and privileges
provide temporary homes for young women com.
Ing TO and being In the District who shall. from
&c an %.ss and willing to
actually owned for the purpose from taxation.
The senate also passed the House bin for The 70.
lief OF 81 Marks Protestant Episcopal church
N provides That lots and IL, In square IA and
all the buildings thereon being the church prop
eli taxes and penalties that have accrued '''~
The House bill directing the Commissioners %
execute Qut-claim aud release 20 q certain alley
In Washington TO Cornelius p. Randolph was also
The House bin to regulate steam engineering In
s sena% sSs OF tC1r ns was also pssse WITH
spectfon for steam engineering. ON motion OF Mr..
Ingalls, the Senate insisted upon It's amendments
mittee.
Nominations To-Day.
The President sent the following nominations 70
the senate to-day:
Postmaster Frank A. Miiiett, Mechanics Falls
Me-; Nathaniel j. Edgeriy, Laconia, n. H.;
Chauncey A. Bellows Plymouth, n. HI
James n Lynch, watertown, Mass Ebin Akin, r.
Fairhayen Mass; FREDERICK A. currier, Fitch
burg, Mass: z. Clifford Nash, Abingdon, MassI;
William Hilton. Bradford, Mass, David Tucker.
Conn; Theodore T. Rose, Iyoryton, Conn. Edward
A. Quarie. Morristown, n. j.; Adam l. Braun.
InS ssivsnu: saI Chapman al Si SSsao au'T
Henry Noble MONTH"; Mich; JaeoS i Russs;
mond, Wis Peter oottrs Fort Howard mss M sasH
WIN. X. Foreman, Benicia, Gala; Ledlie Simmons
Buffalo wyo Teri; Patrick Talent, Butte City,
Mont.
The MatsheWs' Case.
PAPRRs RKLArING 10 IT ON FILE WITH TEE SENATE
DISTRICT COMMITTEE.
The papers on the files OF the senate Dfarics
committee relating TO the nomination OF D. O.
Matthew'S for recorder OF deeds OF the Dlstrict
consist OF protests against his confirmation from
residents OF the District and charges OF partsanshp
intimidation at the polls, ETC., In New York.
There are quite number OF protests signed by
citizens OF the District, many OF them Of prumi-
hence, against the confirmation OF MatthewA on
the ground that he was q non-res1dent
and that the ONCE he was appointed
20 Is purely local one involving local interests.
thews with being rank partisan and an 1nscru-
pulous democratic worker. In his favor there
were some statements and arguments from exs
Minister Smythe and other colored men.
. Capitol Topics.
STATISTICS OF UNITED STATES PuHEpYx
The bill for securing statistics OF the extent and
value OF the vessel fisheries OF the United States
was passed In the Senate to-day.
THE SUGAR KxPKRIMKNTS
An amendment TO the agricultural approprfa-
tion bill approprating s75 900 for the continuation
sorghum, was to-day fayorably reported from tho
senate committee on agriculture.
CHINESE INDEMNITY.
The House went into committee OF the whole
to-day CMr. McMillin, in the chain on the senate
bill to indemnify certain subjects OF the ChiDose
mob at Rock Springs, wyoming Territory, on
September 2 1856.
FRENCH sPoLIArIoH CLAIMANTS
Chairman Tucker was instructed by the House
judiciary committee to-day TO report favoraby
his bill giving TO claimants under the French
appeal from the Court OF Chains TO the United
States supreme Court
NOTES
Kx-Postmaster General Hatton was on the floor
The Logan memorial services win be commenced
In the Senate tomorrow Immediately after the
reading OF the journal, and not al 2 O'Clock, as
senator Payne, from the committee on foreign
relations, to-day reported adversely on the appli-
cation Of Rear Admiral Chandler for permission
accept present from the emperor Of Aufna-
Neither Signed Nor Vetoed.
At late hour this afternoon the President had
not taken any action upon the Indian land seve-
rally bill or the backbone and-grant forfeiture
bill. The ten days constitutional limitation for
both bills expires to-day and II they are not signed
or vetoed they will become laws without the Pres.
ident's signature.
Failures I'm Canada.
OTTAWA, ONT, Feb. S.-Hugh Alien Co., dry
goods. have made an assignment Liabilities
TORONTO, ONT, Feb. s.-The cosgrave Brewing
and Mailing company have failed Liabilities
100000 assets $s5 600.
RANGE or THE THERMohRTER-The following
were the readings at the signal Office day: a
m, 81; am, 81: III am, IS; 2p.m., Al; maxi
mum, AS minimum. IS.
THE CABINET MEETING To-DAY.-There was Q
full attendance at the Cabinet meeting to-day. It
could not be learned that any important business
was transacted.
Six men, four white and two colored confined IN
the jail at Accomac county, Va, charged with
Illegal dredging, oyerpowered the 1ailer and es-
capped yesterday. They are from Maryland.
henry Clay Dean, a noted democratic orator, at
one time chaplain OF the q. s. senate, died at his
home In Putnam Co. Mo-, sunday.
land.
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